Dr. Edward L. Kain Wins Finch Award for Excellence

May 14, 1998

Dr. Edward L. Kain, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Southwestern University, has been awarded the university's William Carrington Finch Award.

The award recognizes excellence in teaching, research, community service and furthering the aims of Southwestern University. It is named for William Carrington Finch, a member of the Southwestern faculty from 1941 to 1950, who served as its 11th president from 1950 to 1961.

Kain was chosen by Southwestern President Roy B. Shilling, Jr., from nominees provided by a committee of faculty, students and administrators. Kain will carry the title, William Carrington Finch Professor, until the next award is made to a faculty member in the year 2000.

Kain is author of two books on the American family and has published numerous articles, chapters and training manuals on teaching-related topics. He has led more than two dozen national and regional teaching workshops.

At Southwestern, Kain wrote the successful grant proposal for the Minority Opportunities through School Transformation (MOST) program, which provides summer research opportunities across the country for minority sociology majors. Funded by the Ford Foundation, Southwestern was one of 12 institutions from across the nation selected to participate.

Kain received his B.A. from Alma College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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